Breonna Taylor, a Kentucky EMT worker fatally shot in her home in March, died as a result of a politically-driven police operation “to clear out” a Louisville street to make way for a multi-million gentrification plan, a lawsuit filed by the 26-year-old’s family states. Taylor, who worked for two local […]
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Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath Bryan Woolston/AP hide caption toggle caption Bryan Woolston/AP Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath Bryan Woolston/AP The Democratic Party’s more establishment wing is victorious in a high-profile Kentucky Senate primary, despite a late surge from a rising progressive lawmaker. Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy […]
The Kentucky primary was held this week. As of Wednesday night Joe Biden won the Democrat primary but only with 57% of the vote. Bernie Sanders, who dropped out months ago, received 19% of the vote. Even Pocahontas received 2.6% of the Democratic vote. TRENDING: BREAKING: JUDGE SULLIVAN ORDERED TO […]
LOUISVILLE, KY- After disastrous primary showcases in Wisconsin and Georgia, voting rights advocates turned their eyes to Kentucky amid national concern that the state’s Tuesday primary could be the latest to offer a troubling portrait of voting during the coronavirus pandemic. In the days before the election, hallmarks of what […]
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear intends to ‘put dollars’ into ensuring all of the state’s African-American residents have healthcare, citing ‘inequalities’ in Covid-19 treatment – which was fully funded by the federal government. “I believe health care is a basic human right,” Beshear, a Democrat, said on Monday at a press […]
Surveillance video released by police suggests that beloved Louisville barbecue chef David McAtee fired a gun before cops and National Guard soldiers shot and killed him early Monday morning. “The video appears to show Mr. McAtee firing a gun outside of his business door as officers who are using pepper […]
A man has died in Louisville after being shot at by LMPD and Kentucky National Guard forces, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. In an earlier statement, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad confirmed that a man had been shot and killed, but did not say whether or not […]
Editor’s note: One of our editors, we won’t say who, has a horse farm not that far away. (All boots and hat, no horses) The story here, which is a good read, is far from what could be written about the area. Local constable there is a neighbor and pretty […]
This is really good news!Attorney Todd McMurtry, who represented the Covington Catholic boys in their lawsuits against the perpetrators in the mainstream media, is running for US Congress in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional district. WLWT5 reported: Todd McMurtry represented Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann after the student sued CNN for defamation […]
Seniors line up in cars with their families in the main drive of Webster County High School in Dixon, Ky., waiting to pick up their diplomas outside of the school one at a time. Like almost all schools across the U.S., county high school officials had to adapt this year’s […]
A Kentucky EMT worker shot dead in her home during a police raid was mistakenly targeted during a hunt for a suspect believed to be in a “trap house” more than 10 miles away—who was already in police custody, a lawsuit and police records state. Internal records obtained by The […]
A federal judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order against Democrat Governor Andy Beshear and said Kentucky churches can hold -in-person services. Judge Greg Van Tatenhove ruled in favor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Nicholasville, Kentucky and argued the Democrat Governor’s ban of church services was unconstitutional, reported WHAS. […]
As states rush to get back to work and President Donald Trump orders the nation’s coronavirus task force to switch its focus to reopening the economy, health experts are pressing more than ever the need for contact tracing. It’s a tool that proved effective in past epidemics like SARS and […]